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Comments on the 2014 Helsinki Consensus Report on Asbestos.

Philip J Landrigan¹,

¹Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai, New York, NY.

Annals of Global Health

|June 22, 2016

Summary

Accurate diagnosis of asbestos-related diseases requires a thorough occupational exposure history, not just lung tissue analysis. The 2014 Helsinki criteria

Area of Science:

Occupational Health
Pathology
Toxicology

Background:

The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) updated asbestos-related disease criteria in 2014.
The Collegium Ramazzini critically reviewed these updated Helsinki criteria.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the pathological diagnostic criteria for asbestos-induced diseases presented in the 2014 Helsinki Consensus Report.
To compare the Helsinki criteria with established CAP-NIOSH diagnostic standards.

Main Methods:

Review and comparison of pathological diagnostic criteria for asbestos-related diseases.
Analysis of the scientific literature underpinning the Helsinki Consensus Report's pathological sections.

Main Results:

Keywords:

Helsinki consensus report asbestos asbestosis

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The Helsinki Consensus Report's pathological diagnosis sections rely on a biased interpretation of scientific literature.

These sections are influenced by the flawed premise that lung tissue analysis accurately reflects past asbestos exposure.

Potential undisclosed financial conflicts of interest among committee members may have influenced the report.

Conclusions:

Accurate diagnosis of asbestos-related diseases hinges on a detailed occupational exposure history.
Occupational exposure history is a more sensitive and specific diagnostic indicator than asbestos body counting or lung fiber analysis.